Labelling and advertising of foodstuffs Regulations; Amendment (No. R. 1091 of 2010)

No. R. 1091 STAATSKOERANT, 19 NOVEMBER 2010 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS ACT, 1972 (ACT 54 OF 1972) No. 33776 3 19 November 2010 THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE LABELLING AND ADVERTISING OF FOODSTUFFS, R.146 OF 1 MARCH 2010: AMENDMENT The Minister of Health has amended the regulations set out in the Schedule hereto in terms of subsection 15(7)(b) without delay. SCHEDULE 1. Regulation 9(b): Delete the phrase at the end of the sentence" ... Provided that in the case of imported foodstuffs, the manufacturer's name and address shall be included on the label;". 2. Regulation 10: Add the following additional sub-regulation: "(d) In the case of imported single ingredient agricultural commodities in bulk, where owing to climatic, seasonal or other contingencies, the words "Product of (name(s) of country(ies)) separated by the expression "and/or", in cases where more than one country may be the source of the single ingredient agricultural commodity, shall be declared on the label of the final pre-packed foodstuff; Provided that the final end product remains a single ingredient agricultural commodity." 3. Regulation 13(a)(ii): Add the words" ... other organisations accredited by SANAS to certify certain quality aspects of foodstuffs and the safety thereof... ,", following the wording in brackets" ... excluding religious certifying organizations... ". 4 NO.33776 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19 NOVEMBER 2010 4. Regulation 27: Add the words " excluding flavourings, ... ", following the word "... additives, ... " and before the words "... and components ". 5. Regulation 41: Replace contents in its entirety with the following wording: "Notwithstanding the requirements of Regulations 37 to 39, any food additive that is present in the foodstuff solely because it was a constituent of an ingredient of such foodstuff and does not perform the same technological function in the final foodstuff to which it was added, shall be labelled in accordance with the latest adopted revision of Codex principle related to the labelling of carry-over additives as captured in the General Codex Standard for the Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods." 6. Regulation 50(4)(a): Delete the contents in its entirety and renumber sUb-regulations that follow numerically correct. 7. Regulation 50(13)(b): Delete the contents in its entirety and renumber sub-regulations that follow numerically correct. 8. Regulation 52(15): Replace the words and numbers ", .. 51 and 53(1 to 14) ... ", with the words and numbers "... 50 to 52(1to 14) .. ". 9. Regulation 54(3): Replace the number" ... 51 (12) ... ", with the number" ... 50(12) ... ". 1O. Regulation 56(a): Replace the period" ... 12 months... " with" ... 24 months... n, and add at the end of the sub-regulation the phrase" ... ; Provided that for the purpose of compliance monitoring, the date of manufacture of foodstuffs, including foodstuffs manufactured in bulk 2nd re-packaged for distribution as fi nd product, will be considered the date from which full compliance to the provisions of these v regulat ns are applicable; ... n. TSOALEDI, MP TER bF "'EALTH :12/11/201 0